Package containing envelopes and writing paper



May 1, 1951 E. G. OVERLY PACKAGE CONTAINING ENVELOPES AND WRITING PAPER 4 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed March 31, 1945 INVEN TOR. t7mer 6. Over/y BY;

E. G. OVERLY 2,551,390

May 1, 1951 PACKAGE CONTAINING ENVELOPES AND WRITING PAPER 4 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed March 31, 1945 J INVENTOR.

f/mer (i Overlay May 1, 1951 E. G. OVERLY PACKAGE CONTAINING ENVELOPES AND WRITING PAPER 4 Sheets-Sheet 3 Filed March 31, 1945 INVENTOR. f/mer 6. Over/y ATTORNEYS Patented May 1, 1951 OFFICE PACKAGE CONTAINING ENVELOPES AND WRI' IING PAPER Elmer G. Overly, Oakmont, Pa.

Application March 31, 1945, Serial No. 585,944

8 Claims (Cl. 206-63) The present invention relates to packages containing envelopes and writing paper, and more particularly to the means by which two packs of envelopes and a pack of writing paper are arranged and held in predetermined relationship in a stationery box.

One object of the present invention is to provide a new and improved stationery package having packaging means by which two stacks of envelopes and a stack of writing paper are maintained in separate orderly stacks against relative displacement, and are protected against crushing.

Another object is to provide new and improved packing means which is adapted to hold two stacks of envelopes in a stationery box in an accessible manner to permit successive removal of the envelopes without disturbing the orderly arrangement of the stacks, which is easily folded and formed from sheet material without the use of adhesives, which contains a minimum amount of sheet material, and which is inexpensive to manufacture.

Various other objects, features and advantages of the invention will be apparent from the following particular description, and from an inspection of the accompanying drawings, in which:

Fig. 1 is a top plan view of a form of stationery package embodying the present invention, this package being shown comprising a box having a top telescoping cover which is shown removed to expose the contents of the package;

Fig. 2 is a section taken on line 2--2 of Fig. 1, but showing the package with the cover in position;

Fig. 3 is a section taken on line 33 of Fig. 1, but shown with the cover in position and with the envelopes and writing paper removed;

Fig. 4 is an exploded perspective view showing the folded packing inserts in separated position in accordance with the present invention, the envelope packs being shown in dot and dash lines;

Fig. 5 is a top plan View of a fiat sheet blank which is creased and cut, and which may be folded to form an envelope band insert by which two packs of envelopes are held in separated orderly relationship in the box in accordance with certain features of the present invention;

Fig. 6 is a top plan view of a flat sheet blank which is creased and out, and which may be folded to form the bridge insert between the two envelope packs in accordance with certain fea tures of the present invention;

Fig. 7 shows the packing insert structure of Figs. 4, 5 and 6, but contained in a stationery box having a side closure flap;

Fig. 8 shows an exploded view of another form of stationery box insert means embodying the present invention, the envelope stacks and the writing paper stacks being shown in dot and dash lines; and

Fig. 9 is a top plan view of a flat sheet blank which is creased and cut, and which may be folded to form a modified envelope band insert; "Referring to Figs. 1 to 6 of the drawings, there is shown a box In consisting of two telescoping sections H and [2. The inner box section II com prises bottom and side walls, and is adapted to contain therein two stacks of envelopes l3, and a stack of writing paper [4 over said envelope stacks, while the-outer box section l2 forms a top closure for the'inner box section II, and has a top wall and also side walls telescopically engaging the side walls of the inner box section H.

For holding the two envelope stacks l3 in predetermined orderly position in the inner box section II, and to protect said envelopes against crushing, there is provided a packing insert'l5 forming a holding band forthe two envelope stacks I3, and a packing insert I 6 serving as a bridge piece to separate the two envelope stacks l3, and to form a partial support for the writing paper stack I l.

The envelope band insert I5 is folded from a narrow fiat elongated rectangular blank I! (Fig. 5) of cardboard or heavy paper, which is cut and scored to define an intermediate wall section l8 extending along the bottom of the inner box section H, and separating the two envelope stacks l3, and two band sections 19 at the opposite ends of said intermediate wall section for the respective envelope stacks. These band sections l9 comprise a pair of walls 20 for the respective inner sides of the envelope stacks l3 upstanding from the ends of the intermediate section l8, and separated from said intermediate section by score lines 2|, horizontal walls-22 for the tops of said envelope stacks respectively 'sep-' arated from the upstanding side walls 2|] by score lines 23, vertical walls 24 for the respective outer sides of the envelope stacks separated from the top horizontal walls 22 by score lines 25, and walls 26 for the bottom of the envelope stacks separa ed from the outer'side walls 26 byscore lines 21.

To assure eifective wrapping of the two envelope stacks I3 by the band sections 19 of the insert ,l5, the blank ll hastwoopposite tabs 3!! two envelope stacks I3 and the assembly to be" easily transferred to the box I Ilduring packaging; without disturbing the orderly arrangement-of" the envelope stacks.

The width of the insert [5 is desirably narrow er than the length of the envelope-,sothat substantial portions of said envelopes are exposed beyond said insert. substantial economy in the amount of sheet material. employedzin making the inserts I5; and at the sam'e time,r..permits an envelope "to be easily removed fronria stack "I 3 without disturbingthe other envelopes in said. stack, or disturbing the arrangement otrthe:otherwstationery units in the box It).

The bridge? piece I6 fits" snuglybetween the two band sections I9 of the insert'15, and serves notv only "as a partial support for." the stack" of writing paper I 4,1 butalso serves to prop up 1 said bandt'sections against collapse This'bi-idget'pie'ce I6 made'from a single flat blank (Fig. 6) oi' sheet material such as cardboard: or heavy paper having longitudinal' score lines 36 definingi sidefiaps 31, andtransverse score lines-.38 defining-end flaps 39. The corners'of the blank Stare cutout to-permit'said :blank to be rec= tangularly folde'd 'downwardly' along 'the'score lines. 36 and 38, to form with. said flaps the sides and end-:wal-ls' of the-bridgepiece" I6;

Inriol'ded set-up position shown: in 'Fi'gs." 1 to 4, the bridge piece It in'th'e'. form: of: an inverted box WflliJeXtEHd substantially the ."fulL length? of the boxilll, and of thefenvelope stacks I3, and acrosssubstantially the. full' width of" the recess denned by the "insert I5 *between its two band sectionsz'lll, so that its flap walls 31' and; 39 will be confined" and retained in :downwardly folded positlon by the correspondingiwalls of the inner box section II. When seated uponzzthe. inter= mediate. band section I8 of the: insert? I5, the bridge piece I 5 willihave its top walisubstana tially' 'flush; with thetopwalls' '22'1of said insert; sci-that this bridge piece in: conjunction with the bandinsert sections I9 affords anr'effective sup port for the stack I4 of writingrpa'penand efii; clen-tlyprote'cts the envelopes againstcrushing:

The frictional engagement'of the bridge piece I6 withwthe'iband'insert" I5 holds said insert against movement along the. envelope stacks l3. Thistrictional hold of the bridge piece It on the band insert I5 is increased'by the tendency of the sidefiapsfllr on :said bridge piece to expand outwardly along the fold lines 36. once the band insert I 5 is properly centered with respect tothe embraced envelo'pe'stacks l3, this insert willrretain'itsi position with respectt'o said stacks evenlduringtransportation, and even though the box should-be supported edgewise The stack of writing paper is substantially coextensive in area withthe inside of theinner box section II, so that it fits snugly in sai'd box sectionz: All oirthe stationery in thebox fll will therefore be neatly and orderly maintained in predetermined stacks against relative displace- This construction affords ment, and will be protected against crushing or damage ordinarily resulting from violent handling of the box during transportation.

It is possible with the packing arrangement shown to use all of the envelopes in one stack 01' all the writing paper without any of the remaining stationery units becoming displaced.

In Fig. '7 is shown a stationery package containingztwo stacks of envelopes I3, a stack of writing paper l4, and the packing inserts I5b and IS. The box Illa, instead of being of the two piece telescoping top cover type, as in the construction of Figs. 1-6, is shown of the one piece typehaving a closure wall 40 on one side, a closure flap 4| extending outwardly from said closure wall, and adapted to be tucked underneath the top wall of the box, and end flaps 4.2 adapted to be tucked behind the closure wall All in closed position of said wall. This box Illa can be supported in upright position shown in Fig. '7 with the-clos'ure' wall-40' on top, and the envelopes and writing paper can be removed from said box while supported' in this position without the necessity'of. slipping the entire stationery con tents from the box."

The packing insert I5, Fig. 4; may be usedin thersconstructionpf Fig. 7 and may be made wider. relative to the lengthof the envelopes than in' sthe construction of Figs: 1-6, but even if it has the same'relative width, the frictional hold of thebridge'piece lIi on said insert is usually sufficient to maintain said insert insubstantially centered position with respect to the envelope stacks-l3, eventhough thepackage is supported in upright position shown.

Fig; 8 shows a modified form of packing meanswhichis preferably usedwith the type of box. Illa of. Fig; '7, and in which the band packing insert I5b is made from a fiat blank of card-- board orrheavypaper; Fig. 9, and is creased, cut andifolded to'form' an intermediate bottom wall sectionzI 8b separating. the two envelope stacks I3, and two band sections I9b at. the" opposite ends of: said intermediate wall sectionsfo'r'the respective envelope-stacks." Each of: these band sections-19b comprises walls 201: forthe inner sides of. the'errvelope stacks I3 upstanding from the ends of the intermediate sections I81), and separate'dafrom said intermediate'section'by score lines 2l'b', and "horizontal walls 22b for the' tops of" said envelope stacks separated from the inner side :wa-llsl ZUb by. score'lines 23b; These top horizontal: walls 2% terminate attheir outer ends at or" nearxthe outer: edges of the. envelope stacks The band sections I 9b of the blank are'slit.

along parallel lines :3 I b from: the: score lines 2 I b totthenends' of' the. blank, to' form tabs 3021f These-tabs 30b in the fiat unfolded blank project substantially to the outer'ends' of the top wall sections 22b 'of the blank, the projecting sections" 46 0? said tabs being separated'fromthe main sections' l'l by score lines 48; These main tab sections 4'! extend in the plane of the intermediate wall-section I8b ofthe insert I5b ln 'folded set-up condition of said inert, to form bottom confining walls for the envelope-stacks I3, and thepro'j'ecting tab sections are folded upward-= lY-alongthe score'lines 48' to form the outer side confining walls for said stacks.

Theoverallwidth of the insert I5b' is shown substantially coextensive with the-length of the envelopes: This-has the advantage of'ass'uring th'emaintenance of the insert I5b while in the box against displacem'ent with-"respect to the envelope stacks. Howeven'as far as certain aspects of the invention are concerned, the width of the insert l5b may be smaller than the length of the envelope stacks 13 to expose the end section of said stacks beyond said insert, as in the construction of Figs. 1-7.

The bridge packing insert It in the construction of Fig. 8 is similar to that shown in the construction of Figs. 1-7, and is fitted as in said latter construction snugly between the two band sections l9b of the packing insert [5b.

The assembled stationery unit of Fig. 8 may be packed either in a box such as that shown in Figs. 1-6, or a box such as that shown in Fig. 7.

I have described what I believe to be the best embodiments of my invention. I do not wish, however, to be confined to the embodiments shown, but what I desire to cover by Letters Patent is set forth in the appended claims.

I claim:

1. In combination, a blank from which a packing insert for a stationery box may be formed made of a single sheet of material and having transverse score lines intermediate its ends, defining the intermediate section of the packing in sert between said score lines, a pair of transverse score lines outwardly beyond said first-mentioned score lines to define with said first-mentioned score lines inner side walls for two stacks of envelopes in said box, and to define beyond said second-mentioned score lines transverse walls for one face of said envelope stacks, said blank being slit at each end of said intermediate section along a pair of transversely spaced lines extending alongside of each other outwardly from each of said first-mentioned score lines along the length of said blank, said blank having a cut joining the outer ends of the slit lines of each of said pairs of slit lines to define two tabs each spaced from the sides of the blank and extending from each of said first-mentioned score lines away from the other first-mentioned score lines and towards the adjacent end of the blank, said tabs constituting extensions of the intermediate section of the blank and adapted when said blank is folded and in use to be in the plane of said intermediate section and to engage the opposite face of said envelope stacks, and a second blank from which the bridging insert for the packing insert is formed, said second blank being constructed of a single sheet of material and having a pair of parallel score lines across its full width spaced a distance substantially equal to the distance between the first-mentioned score lines in said packing insert blank, whereby said second blank when folded fits snugly between said side walls and the section of said second blank beyond its score lines when folded form side flap walls adapted to engage said side walls.

2. A blank from which a packing insert for a stationary box may be formed, made of sheet material and having transverse score lines intermediate its ends, defining the intermediate section of the packing insert between said score lines, a pair of transverse score lines outwardly beyond said first-mentioned score lines to define with said first-mentioned score lines inner side walls for two stacks of envelopes in said box, and to define beyond said second-mentioned score lines transverse walls for one face of said envelope stacks, said blank being slit at each end of said intermediate section along a pair of transversely spaced lines extending alongside of each other outwardly from each of said first-mentioned score lines along the length of said blank,

6 I said blank having a cut joining the outer ends of the slit lines of each of said pairs of slit lines to define two tabs, each spaced from the sides of the blank and extending from each of said firstm ntioned score lines away from the other firstmentioned score line and towards the adjacent end of the blank, said tabs constituting extensions of the intermediate section of the blank and having at least portions thereof along their lengths from said first-mentioned score lines free from transverse score lines and adapted when said blank is folded and in use to lie in the plane of said intermediate section and to engage the opposite face of said envelope stacks, the sections of the blank beyond said second-mentioned score lines which define the transverse walls for one face of the envelope stacks being free from transverse score lines and each having a length at least as great as the length of the portion of the adjacent tab free from transverse score lines, whereby said transverse wall defining sections in folded position of the blank will extend across the full widths of the envelope stacks and to the sides of the stationery box without interference from said tab portions.

3. A stationery package comprising a box, two stacks of envelopes in said box, and a packing insert in said box made of a single piece of sheet material rectangularly folded to define an intermediate bottom section for spacing the two envelope stacks, and two band sections at the ends of said intermediate section for said stacks of envelopes respectively, each of said band sections defining an inner side at right angles to said intermediate section and a top wall at right angles to said inner side and parallel to said intermediate section, said insert being slit at each end of said intermediate section along a pair of transversely spaced lines extending alongside of each other outwardly from each end of said intermediate section along the length of said insert, said insert having a cut joining the outer ends of the slit lines of each of said pairs of slit lines to define two tabs, extending lengthwise of said insert in opposite directions from the ends of said intermediate bottom section and in the plane of said latter section along the bottom of a respective envelope stack.

4. A stationery package as described in claim 3, comprising a bridge packing insert in said box separate from said first-mentioned packing insert and made of a single piece of sheet material rectangularly folded, said bridge insert being snugly fitted over said intermediate bottom section and between said band sections, and having side walls abutting the inner side walls of said band sections, and a top wall joining said latter side walls.

5. As an article of manufacture, a packing insert for two stacks of envelopes in a stationery box, said insert being made of a single piece of sheet material, and being rectangularly folded to define an intermediate bottom section for spacing the two envelope stacks, and two band sections at the ends of said intermediate section for said stacks of envelopes respectively, each defining inner side walls at right angles to the intermediate bottom section and top walls, said band sections being slit at each end of said intermediate section along a pair of transversely spaced lines extending alongside of each other outwardly from each end of said intermediate section along the length of said insert, said insert having a cut joining the outer ends of the slit lines of each of said pairs of slit lines to form two tabs ex- 7. tending. lengthwisebisaid insert. in opposite directionsiromthe ends of said intermediate bottom section and in the, plane of said latter. section.:.

6.A. packing insert as described in claim 5, each .tab terminating. atits outer end short of the end of the corresponding band section and constituting a cut-out of the corresponding inner sideand top Wall of said latter band section, said latter inner side and top wall having an opening resulting from said cut-outv extending from the adjoining end of the intermediate section and terminating in said latter top wall short of the outer. end thereof.

'7.' A packing insert as described in,claim 5, in which said band sections are rectangularly folded to define in series inner side, top. outer side and bottom walls, said bottom walls beingv at the ends of said band sections- 8. A packin insert as described in claim 5, in which saidtabs have a length which issubstantially coextensive With the length of said band sections, whereby said tabs extend across substantially the full width of, the. envelope stacks.

ELMER G. OVERLY.

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